Monday, April 14, 2014

In any event, whether we can see it or not, there will be a total lunar eclipse
that is predicted to have a reddish color from atmospheric conditions
and scattered light, according to experts at the University of
Louisville. They're calling it a blood moon.
Tom
Tretter, associate professor of science education in U of L's College
of Education and Human Development, had this to saw about the eclipse:

In
the Louisville area the total eclipse (when the moon is fully in
Earth's shadow) will begin at about 3:07 a.m. Tuesday morning. It will
last until 4:25 a.m. Unlike a solar eclipse, it is quite safe to view a
lunar eclipse with bare eyes or even binoculars or small telescopes.
Plus, it is clearly visible even with city light pollution, so you don't
have to find a dark viewing spot.

The entire event may
be visible from North and South America, according to NASA. And of the
clouds get in the way, there's always the Internet. You can watch the
eclipse live on the NASA website, with coverage starting at 1 a.m. NASA
is also providing a central location for people to share their photos.
All that can be found, here.

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About Me

"Blue" in Blue in the Bluegrass refers to my politics, not my state of mind, although being progressive-democratic in Kentucky is not for the faint of heart.
The Bluegrass Region of Kentucky is Central Kentucky, the area around Lexington. It's also sometimes known as the Golden Triangle, the region formed by Louisville in the west, Cincinnati in the north and Lexington in the east-south corner. This is the most economically advanced, politically progressive and aesthically beautiful area of the state. Also the most overpopulated by annoying yuppies and the most endangered by urban sprawl.
A Yellow Dog Democrat is one who will vote for even a yellow dog if it is running as a Democrat. I can't claim to be quite that fanatically partisan, especially since quite a few candidates who run as Democrats in Kentucky are more Republican than a lot of Republicans I can name.
But I do love the story Kentucky House leader Rocky Adkins never tires of telling about the old-timer in Eastern Kentucky who was once accused of being willing to vote for Satan if Satan ran as a Democrat. Spat back the old-timer:
"Not in a primary, I wouldn't!"
Amen.